Kevin Saunderson

Kevin Saunderson

Kevin Saunderson is an American electronic music producer and considered to be one of the originators of techno, specifically Detroit techno. After growing up in Belleville, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit Saunderson met Derrick May and Juan Atkins and together became known as the Belleville Three.

While initial reports confirmed that Ultra Session Beats 300 (or USB) was indeed a legit new festival on the Australian event market, punters were right to be skeptical - inthemix can now confirm that the entire festival run has been cancelled.

We were already pleasantly surprised to find out that the new Aussie festival Ultra Session Beats 300 had an old-school lineup with Joey Negro and Kosheen on board but now it's been beefed up with some more big ticket acts.

Along with the promise of Sandwell District, Creamfields has another star offering for techno fans in 2011 - the back-to-back pairing of Motor City dons Derrick May and Kevin Saunderson. We spoke to both guys to hear why it just clicks for them.

After bringing The Bloody Beetroots back to Canberra last year, the 2011 Warehouse festival will unite a host of big dance acts led by none other than Canadian superstar Deadmau5 in his LED live show set-up.